Driving mechanism for motor-vehicles.



A-v WINTON & H. B. ANDERSON.

DRIVING MECHANISM FOR MOTOR VEHICLES.

APPLICATION FILED NOV 30, 1906.

, Patented Mar; 1, 1910.

attain;

Vehicles, ofwhich the following is a speciaccompanying drawing.

pertains to a construction whereby a solid increased strength is obtained, andfacility driving shaft with the hub of the driving wheel.

STATES PATENT FF AIJLEXANDER WINTON AND HAROLD B. ANDERSON, OF lCLEVELAND, OHIO, ASSIGNORS To THE wrn'roiv MOTOR CARRIAGE cor/Lenny, or CLEVELAND. OHIO.

DRIVING MECHANISM FOB MOTOR-VEHICLES.

Specification of Letter's Patent.

' Application filed November-30, 1906. Serial No. 345,691.

To aZZ whom'it may concern: a continuous unbroken rear axle of-great Be it known that we, ALEXAXDER \Vlxrox strength and rigidity, as compared to the, and Hxnorn B. Axnsnsomcitizens of the usual tubular rear axle, and does not there- United States, residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and useful Improv ments in Driving Mechanism for Motorbers at its center for spanning the compensating gears, as does the usual form-and arrangement of tubular axle.

fication, reference bein i a had therein to the ing gears is provided, and this housing has extending parallel ears 8 which embrace the sides and upper edge of the axle 1, and transverse bolts 9 serve to firmly connect the compensating gear-housing to the solid axle. The upward or lateral curve of'the ends of the axle is suflicient to bring the center or axis of the socket 2 in a line with the center or axis of the said housing and gearing contained therein. The compensatmg gearing may be ofany desired form. The form here shown consists of the master, gears 10 in mesh with the pinions 11, the pinions 11 being journaled in an auxiliary housing 12, and this housing 12 carries a beveled gear 13, with which a beveled ear upon the engine-driven shaft meshes. The

This invention relates to improvements in drivlng mechanlsm for motor vehicles, and

rear axle may be'utilized in contra-distinc tion to the usual tubular rear axle.

This invention is particularly intended:v for the driving mechanism of a motor propelled touring car, the primary objectof which is the provision of a solid rear axle. preferably of the drop=type, which carries at its center the compensating gear, and at its end the pro ellin'g wheels, whereby of access to the parts over the usual tubular rear axle is acquired. T y

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1, is a sectional view of the. improved driving mechanism, showing the compensating gear, and one of the drivingwheels, together with the solid axle, and the mechanism connecting the drivingwheel and the compensating gear. 'Fig. 2, is a detached'sectional view showing the detailed construction of the parts connecting the outer end of the the understanding of the present invention,- since any desired form of compensating gear and drivin mechanism therefor, may be used,-the on y requirement being that there shall be master gears in the compensating'mechanism, which have their axes concentric with the axis of the socket 2. I

There are provided two separate wheel- Fig. 3, is a sectional view on the driving shafts 14 and 15, the inner ends of line 33 of Fig. 1. Fig. 4, is a sectional f these shafts being formed to connect w th view on the line 41 of Fig-1.. l the master gears 10 of the compensat ng Referring now to the drawings, h yJefmechanism. As hereshown, this connection erence characters, 1 is a solid axle which: is alfordedby forming the inner ends of the has integral therewith at each end a socket. 1 2. Since the two-ends of the axle 1 are 5 alike, both ends .of the axle are not shown, in order that a. drawing upon a sutiiciently large scale to showclearlythe construction of the several parts may be'used. Attached firmly tothese sockets 2-are the hollow wheel-spindles or axles 3. Carried upon the wh'eelspindles-and the interior of the hub-4 of the wheel 5, are preferably roller bearings 6 by means of which the driving. .Wheel is journa'led the tubular spindle.

Preferably, the solid axle is of the droptype, and of I-f orm, in cross-section, and which, as will be readily understood, affords 16, which will engage or'interlock with correspondingly-shaped portions of the hub of the master gear 10 in such a manner that the shafts maybe readily inserted into the hubs of these gears and readily removed therefrom. The outer end of these shafts 14 and 15 are'shaped in a manner to inter- -locl:-'with av clutch member 17, and this clutch member has jaws 18 which enter recesses19 formed in the hubs 4 of the dru ing wheels. These'clutch members 17 are held in position by means of a hub-cap 20 which screwsonto the said hub and engages the clutch member 17. a In order to prevent 'fore require any spanning or truss mem-.

A separate housing 7 for the compensat engine-driven shaft-and beveled gear arenothere shown, and are not necessary to;

axles let and 15 with angular or fiat portions Patented Mat; 1, 1910.

the unscrewing ot the hub-caps, anydesired device may be used, such as a screw '21 passing through'the cap into the hub. From-the foregoing, it' will be observed that the clutch member 17 serves to lock the outer end of the shafts to the driving wheel hub.

. The arrangement of the brake-flange 22;

thev flange-23 formed on the, end of the axle 1;; and the arrangement of the braking mechanism 24: adjacent .the' compensating gear-housing 7 is not herein specifically described or claimed, since these form in partthe subject-matter of our concurrently pending application, Ser. ,ber30tlr, 1906.

No. $1,268 filed Octo .1 The socltet' meinbers'i of the solid shaft 1 have their inner: portions formed into sprin -seats25 and receive the springs 26 arran H comp iisating gear the axle, itis impossible forthese parts to in addition to receiving and supporting the tubular wheel-spindles 3. l.

I By reason of theintegral arrangement of the spindle sockets, and the" transversely- 'ed socketsS- bylnieans. of which the housing is attached totwist out of line when under sudden strain.

Having thus described our invention, What "we claim and desire to secure by LettersPateat, is Y A driving and supporting mechanism for motor vehicles, comprising a single piece axle having an integral drop center and shortintegral longitudinally extending spindle sockets to prevent possible shifting out of alinement, hollow longitudinally-extending wheel spindles having their inner ends attached within said socketsand 4 rigidly their outer ends pro ect1ng beyond the sockets to receive wheel bearings, a compensatmg gear hOilSlllgflbOVG and detachably attached to the drop portion of the axleby vertically arranged sockets, driving wheels ournaled upon the hollow spindles,

and'separate shaft-sections of less diameter throughout their length than the,internal diameter of said hollow spindles to permitthem to be attached and removed 'through said spindles, the ends of the shaft sections detachably connecting the P. T. OPrEn, H. L. OURSZNEY.

wheel hubs and the compensatinggearing, substantially as 

